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2023-24 Pick'Em, Final Standings!!

Fairly even distributed picks for Maui. The top 4 schools all have between 3-6 posters that have picked them to win Maui. Part of me wants to pick Gonzaga, in the event that they were to win, because no one else would get those points. But... I think I've put myself in a deep enough hole already.

Marquette (3): kyjeff1, Demarcus Kidd-Miller, AWilli6995
Purdue (4): boilerzz, Kevin Bryan, WeAreDePaul, duckboy33
Kansas (4): lurkeraspect84, Necessary Roughness, IUfanBorden, dukedevilz
Tennessee (6): mikeinknoxville, coryfly, della, KisteK, GE Nole, ThePhog08
interesting that there are 3 teams ranked in the top 4, yet Tennessee has the most votes.
 
interesting that there are 3 teams ranked in the top 4, yet Tennessee has the most votes.

They've won on the road against Wisconsin and Michigan State. So, in that sense you could say they're the most battle tested. The MSU game was an exhibition game, but it was televised so I feel like it treated more like a typical game; most of the starters were getting 28+ minutes.

Idk, though. I keep going back-and-forth between all 4 of these programs. I can legitimately see any one of those 4 schools winning it. I'm hoping the favorites all advance to the semifinals. That would make the semifinal and championship matchups must-watch tv.
 
interesting that there are 3 teams ranked in the top 4, yet Tennessee has the most votes.
I think this reinforces and reflects on the high degree of CBB acumen of the posters on this board.
 
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They've won on the road against Wisconsin and Michigan State. So, in that sense you could say they're the most battle tested. The MSU game was an exhibition game, but it was televised so I feel like it treated more like a typical game; most of the starters were getting 28+ minutes.

Idk, though. I keep going back-and-forth between all 4 of these programs. I can legitimately see any one of those 4 schools winning it. I'm hoping the favorites all advance to the semifinals. That would make the semifinal and championship matchups must-watch tv.
agree. For these in season tournys I always root for the favorites to advance and set up the really big matchups.
 
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Fairly even distributed picks for Maui. The top 4 schools all have between 3-6 posters that have picked them to win Maui. Part of me wants to pick Gonzaga, in the event that they were to win, because no one else would get those points. But... I think I've put myself in a deep enough hole already.

Marquette (3): kyjeff1, Demarcus Kidd-Miller, AWilli6995
Purdue (4): boilerzz, Kevin Bryan, WeAreDePaul, duckboy33
Kansas (4): lurkeraspect84, Necessary Roughness, IUfanBorden, dukedevilz
Tennessee (6): mikeinknoxville, coryfly, della, KisteK, GE Nole, ThePhog08
A little FYI for anyone who hasn't picked yet. Syracuse is 10-0 all time in the Maui Invitational. They've played in it four times and won the event all four times.
 
Okay, here are the matchups - all 6 games are on neutral courts.

Week 3
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)
6- Nova
5- Michigan
4-USC
3-OU
2-Pitt
1- Boise
 
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)

6. Pitt
5. USC
4. Nova
3. Memohis
2. VT
1. Iowa
 
Hey,@ExitFlagger

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See you on Christmas day!
 
Okay, here are the matchups - all 6 games are on neutral courts.

Week 3
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)


THE DEFENDING CHAMP HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

6 - Iowa
5 - Virginia Tech
4 - Florida
3 - USC
2 - Texas Tech
1- Memphis
 
Okay, here are the matchups - all 6 games are on neutral courts.

Week 3
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)

6. USC
5. VT
4. Memphis
3. Oklahoma
2. Pitt
1. Texas Tech
 
Okay, here are the matchups - all 6 games are on neutral courts.

Week 3
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)
6 Nova
5 USC
4 Virginia Tech
3 Florida
2 Iowa
1 Michigan
 
Wednesday: Michigan vs Memphis (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Villanova vs Texas Tech (Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday: Florida vs Pittsburgh (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday: Oklahoma vs Iowa (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Seton Hall vs USC (San Diego, CA)
Thursday: Boise State vs Virginia Tech (Kissimmee, FL)

6.USC
5.Florida
4.Memphis
3.Iowa
2.Nova
1.Va Tech
 
Since I’m late and TT is up, I will take Villanova as my 6

6) Villanova
5) Memphis
4) Pittsburgh
3) Iowa
2) VT
1) USC
 
Damnit Iowa. Why did I pick your sorry asses. I'd have had a perfect week (including the Maui bonus) if I'd just remembered Fran was your coach.
 
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Damnit Iowa. Why did I pick your sorry asses. I'd have had a perfect week (including the Maui bonus) if I'd just remembered Fran was your coach.
Same here. There were a lot of high scores this week. I think @duckboy33 was the only one to pick all 6 plus the bonus correctly though.
 
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Once made a prediction 16 seconds into the game and it didn't count.

It reminds me of the time Memphis had zero tolerance day or whatever they called it and I got a 1mph over the ticket. TS. too lazy to go through my pics to find it.

Yeah, the precedence has been set already. Once the ball is tipped, if you haven't made your pick for the game, you're not eligible for any points on that specific game.

But, I do feel bad that you missed out on points that early. Was it really only 16 seconds into the game?
 
Congrats to @duckboy33 on winning Week 3! He had all 6 games correct, plus he also picked Purdue as the Maui Champ. Feel free to pick a game for next week (Tuesday-Sunday games). Boilerzz, Kevin Bryan, and WeAreDePaul were the others who correctly picked Purdue.

Here are the scores from the week, and the updated standings.

Week 3 Scores
duckboy33- 27
boilerzz- 26
Kevin Bryan- 25
della- 21
ThePhog08- 21
coryfly- 21
kyjeff1- 20
AWilli6995- 20
ExitFlagger- 20
KisteK- 20
dukedevilz- 20
Necessary Roughness- 20
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 19
lurkeraspect84- 19
WeAreDePaul- 19
BScott22- 18
GE Nole- 18
JimboBBN- 18
Noahtogo24- 17
mikeinknoxville- 15
PA_Panther- 14
IUfanBorden- 13
rockycard- 8

Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan - 60
@boilerzz - 55
@ThePhog08 - 53
@della -52
@kyjeff1 - 50
@duckboy33 - 50
@Necessary Roughness - 49
@GE Nole - 48
@AWilli6995 - 47
@BScott22 - 44
@lurkeraspect84 - 44
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller - 43
@coryfly - 43
@mikeinknoxville - 40
@KisteK - 40
@ExitFlagger - 39
@Noahtogo24 - 38
@WeAreDePaul - 38
@JimboBBN - 37
@PA_Panther - 35
@rockycard - 33
@IUfanBorden - 33
dukedevilz - 31
 
Congrats to @duckboy33 on winning Week 3! He had all 6 games correct, plus he also picked Purdue as the Maui Champ. Feel free to pick a game for next week (Tuesday-Sunday games). Boilerzz, Kevin Bryan, and WeAreDePaul were the others who correctly picked Purdue.

Here are the scores from the week, and the updated standings.

Week 3 Scores
duckboy33- 27
boilerzz- 26
Kevin Bryan- 25
della- 21
ThePhog08- 21
coryfly- 21
kyjeff1- 20
AWilli6995- 20
ExitFlagger- 20
KisteK- 20
dukedevilz- 20
Necessary Roughness- 20
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 19
lurkeraspect84- 19
WeAreDePaul- 19
BScott22- 18
GE Nole- 18
JimboBBN- 18
Noahtogo24- 17
mikeinknoxville- 15
PA_Panther- 14
IUfanBorden- 13
rockycard- 8

Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan - 60
@boilerzz - 55
@ThePhog08 - 53
@della -52
@kyjeff1 - 50
@duckboy33 - 50
@Necessary Roughness - 49
@GE Nole - 48
@AWilli6995 - 47
@BScott22 - 44
@lurkeraspect84 - 44
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller - 43
@coryfly - 43
@mikeinknoxville - 40
@KisteK - 40
@ExitFlagger - 39
@Noahtogo24 - 38
@WeAreDePaul - 38
@JimboBBN - 37
@PA_Panther - 35
@rockycard - 33
@IUfanBorden - 33
dukedevilz - 31

Let’s have Colorado at CSU on the docket for next week
 
Week 4 Games
Wednesday: Tennessee at North Carolina
Wednesday: Duke at Arkansas
Wednesday: Texas A&M at Virginia
Wednesday: Colorado at Colorado State
Friday: UConn at Kansas
Saturday: Marquette at Wisconsin
 
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Week 4 Games
Wednesday: Tennessee at North Carolina
Wednesday: Duke at Arkansas
Wednesday: Texas A&M at Virginia
Wednesday: Colorado at Colorado State
Friday: UConn at Kansas
Saturday: Marquette at Wisconsin
Just 6 games? 😲
 
Week 4 Games
Wednesday: Tennessee at North Carolina 4
Wednesday: Duke at Arkansas 1
Wednesday: Texas A&M at Virginia 2
Wednesday: Colorado at Colorado State 5
Friday: UConn at Kansas 6
Saturday: Marquette at Wisconsin 3
 
Did Devilz retire from watching basketball? How do you go from #1 every year to dead last? 😆

Della in the top 5!
 
Just 6 games? 😲

Last week was a bonus week (there will be more bonus weeks). That was the only way I could figure to have Maui a part of it. We had issues last year when I selected some Maui games and a whole chunk of posters didn't have time to select their picks.

As it was, the Gonzaga-Purdue would have been the only Maui game I would even selected.
 
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